Sonora hospital settles sexual abuse lawsuit for $18.5M

A Sonora hospital will pay $18.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving seven women who alleged sexual abuse by a physical therapist. The lawsuit was filed in Tuolumne County.
(FOX40.COM) — A local hospital will pay $18.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by seven women who said they were sexually abused by a physical therapist, the plaintiffs' law firm announced this week. Lewis & Llewellyn LLP, a San Francisco-based law firm, filed the lawsuit last year in Tuolumne County on behalf of seven [...]
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